Programs

Asia Pacific

16/05/2012

Asia Pacific Dialogue Fellowships: Managing the challenges of climate change and development in China and Indonesia

April 2012

The Asia Pacific Dialogue study tour program provided an opportunity for five Australian and five Asia Pacific journalists to assess first-hand the difficulties and solutions in addressing climate change impacts and issues in Indonesia and China’s highly-populated and developing economies.

The program was supported by the Myer Foundation and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

The Australians and journalists from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea met in Melbourne for a seminar program before heading to Jakarta in Indonesia, and Beijing, Jinan and Weihai in China.

The journalists had the opportunity to build links with credible sources of information in the region and to identify news angles for reporting on the complex challenge for Indonesia and China in minimising negative environmental and social impacts while sustaining economic growth.